The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-06-27

Inc "Opium Law OF 1856 The |
King has absolute power TO veto any /
bill which passes the house, and |
measures Objectionable to him which !
he fails to Kill in the Legislature,
do not fail OF his veto when pre-
sented for signature. Some of the
best and wisest legislation Of last
session was rendered useless hy the
exercise of this power. Thus, our
Government is really and practically
government by one man, and that
not man specially qualified by
nature, education, or experience.
Objectionable as it may be in this
age of the world and to q free and
enlightened people, to have any one
man of nation possessed of so
much power and invested with such
absolute control, probably but little
complaint would be heard from this
peaceablc, unrcvolutionary commu-
nifty, had that power been exercised
in governing wisely and for the
general good. But no honest man,
however moderate or averse TO
complaining, will attempt to justify
the exhibitions of kingly power to
which this country has been treated
by its monarch. A series of follies,
incongruitics, and public injuries
unparalleled in any free country is
presented to view in the recent his
tory of this small kingdom. If ever
power was used for purely selfish
purposes by the ruler of nation, it
has been so used by the ruler of
this country. Take merely the brief
period that has elapsed since the
Legislature adjourned, less than u
year ago, and see how the taxes of
the people have been expended.
The walls of the palace grounds
have been succeed and the gates
pulled down and re-erected, n war
ship has been bought and fitted up,
company of people has been sent
to Europe, an embassy has been
dispatched TO Samoa, an array of
idle army officials has been paid
large salaries, jubilee has been
celebrated, etc., at considerable
cost to the country. We, the tax
payers, have seen these things, but
what benefit are they to us? They
are grateful to the personal feelings
to the King, but they are hateful to
us. What has been done for our
benefit? How much has been eX-
pended in our interest! We have
been ignored and orr interests neg
lected. Barring the water supply,
public works have been almost en-
tirely forgotten. We have scarcely
decent street to walk on.
Therefore, we are discontented.
We complain, and justly complain.
We are forced to it by the wrong
use of our money. The King has
taken our taxes, which many of us
can i'll afford to pay, and diverted
them from their legitimate purposes.
The repeated wrongs inflicted on the
people by this one man absolute
| power have produced q deep feel
ing of dissatisfaction. Bitter MUIR
murings come from many hearts and
lips. The King should know it.
The people arc thoroughly con-
vinced that there must he some
division of power, and as they con-
tribute the means of government
they consider themselves justly en-
titled to the principal share OF
power. A wise man would see
"the signs of the tines" and
realise that the present sentiment
of this community cannot be triilet
with. The Government organ may
prate as much as it pieases about
there being merely few "malcon
tents" who are restless for change
to suit their own personal ends, the
fact remains that the community il
restless for change in the interests
of the public good, and even the
Advertiser" will probably be
forced to the admission that the
restlessness is backed by an earnest
determination that cannot be sc
easily bluifed.
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